There is no clear and coherent argument either for or against whole body donation or even organ donation in general. However, similar themes as well as key differences emerged during the discussions for each religion. Often the ideas presented were the same, just interpreted in opposite ways. The first theme of the relationship between the body and the soul as separate was almost universally accepted by everyone except atheists. The atheist representative neither agrees nor disagrees, simply stating that there is no evidence in either case. However, the idea that there is a distinctive difference between the soul and the body, even though they are closely related, was a common theme across all other religions represented. This manifested itself in different ways, however, as some participants claimed that it is because of this connection that any physical harm done to the body would have direct effects on the soul, while others claimed that this relationship is null after death and the soul continues its journey. to another place. For example, the Christian representative explained that since the soul goes to heaven or hell after death, it does not matter what is done to the body. This corresponds to the Christian belief that the soul is separate from the body and is a direct link to God. In contrast, the Hindu and Buddhist belief that the soul is connected to the body until the completion of a proper crematory service means that donating the entire body would negatively affect the soul in its journey to Enlightenment or life following. Participants said this view is not shared by all Hindus, but it is a major factor in why more Hindus do not donate. These findings align with proposed ideas that the soul is a distinct entity, separate from the middle of the article......r We Die: The Life and Times of the Human Cadaver (Georgetown University Press, 2010 ) 6. Megan J. Highet, “Body Snatching & Grave Bodies for Science,” History and Anthropology 16 (2005): 415-4407. L. Ebony Boulware, Lloyd E. Ratner, Lisa A. Cooper, Thomas A. LaViest, Neil R. Powe, “Whole-Body Donation for Medical Science: A Population-Based Study,” Clinical Anatomy 17 (2004): 570-5778. Sophie Bolt, Eric Venbrux, Rob Eisinga, Jan BM Kuks, Jan G. Veening, Peter O. Gerrits, “Motivation for body donation to science: more than an altruistic act”, Annals of Anatomy 192 (2010): 70-749. Kevin C. Cahill, Raj E. Ettarh, “Student Attitudes Toward Whole-Body Donation Are Influenced by Dissection,” Anatomical Sciences Education 1 (2008): 212-21610. R Richardson, B Hurwitz, “Donor attitudes towards donating bodies for dissection”, The Lancet 346 (1995): 277-279